Fixed Wing A certificate and BPC Quiz – BMFA Achievement Scheme

Welcome to your Fixed Wing A & BPC Test Quiz

You have broken the propeller on your model and the diameter of your only spare one is 2 inches too big. Do you:-

Cut it down with a hacksaw and file the ends of the prop smooth?

Wait until you can fit a suitable replacement?

Use it anyway and see what happens?

Cut an inch off each end with a pair of wire strippers?

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When flying at a new location, do you

Watch the others for a while to work out the field etiquette

Seek out the advice of other flyers who have experience of the site and its rules.

Just start flying

Assume the rules are the same as your usual club site.

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You have had a midair collision but your model is still flying and handling perfectly. Do you:

Fly past slowly at low level to check for any visual damage

Fly to a safe height, throttle back and fly gently while you explore the handling

Carry on flying

Land immediately to thoroughly inspect the model

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Be S.M.A.R.T. with your transmitter. In the S.M.A.R.T Acronym, what does the A stand for?

Aerial secure (and extended if appropriate)

Aerial pointed at the model

All other radios switched off

All surfaces centred

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From the BMFA's "Think S.W.E.E.T.S" what do the 2 "S" represent?

Shade

Switches

Showers

Switch on

Sun

Site Rules

Stop

Hint

If something appears to come detached from your model during flight what should you do?

Check function of aircraft and continue to fly

Land as soon as it is safe to do so

Get someone to look for missing part

Call deadstick and land

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Be S.M.A.R.T. with your transmitter. In the S.M.A.R.T Acronym, what does the M stand for?

Meter (battery) in the green & correct model selected

Model switched off

Model switched on

Motor running

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After a particularly heavy landing, do you:

Bend the U/C straight and carry on

Remove the wings and give the model a thorough inspection to ensure everything is secure, in its correct place and is working properly

Waggle the controls and, if they look okay, carry on

Give the model a quick look-over externally to see if anything is cracked or broken

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What type of propeller would you not use? Select all that apply.

Carbon Fibre

Wooden

Out of balance

Too big

Metal

Too small

3 bladed

Plastic

Be S.M.A.R.T. with your transmitter. In the S.M.A.R.T Acronym, what does the S stand for?

Switch on

Sit down

Site rules

Sun

None

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